Boys & Girls Clubs of America

ISS for constantly being late to school. The sports my mother did were the track team, cheerleading and, gymnastics. Her dream job was to be an interior designer. Some of the clubs she was in were Students Against Drunk Driving and she was the v.i.c.a., (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) president. Stacia was a normal girl, she had a boyfriend and was wrapped up in him. She was always out with her small group of friends and was going to the movies and the mall with them. Her job at the…

these children is for them to be educated. Yet most kids grow up learning how to hate themselves, especially those in the LGBTQ+ community. They have no representation or support. They are discriminated against and uneducated. School systems in North America need to realize the LGBTQ+ youths in their schools need to feel more accepted. Representation of LGBTQ+ people is not just a problem in media, there is also an absence of it…

Expression has always been the way America has functioned. Americans express how they feel by their choice of clothes, their style of hair, and even whom they are friends with. Many schools around the world allow students to do just that. But recently, high schools have been enforcing a stricter dress code by demanding students to wear school uniforms. Common uniforms include khaki pants, a plain collared shirt, and classic plain, white shoes. Over the past few years, public high school…

been modified tremendously throughout the years. Not only did the rules or the amount of schoolwork, homework, or tests develop, but the attitude of the teachers and students have transformed too. Many laws were changed, including the fact that only boys could go to school, but now both genders can attend school. Many people think that the education system could improve in many ways. However, not many people share their ideas on how it can be changed. In order to make the system more efficient,…

We look across America and see a land of freedom, of opportunity, and a growing obesity problem. There is not enough awareness of health and nutrition, thus it is necessary to educate our community members to help prevent and decrease obesity. As a health activist, I wish to change the obesity trends in my local community. An adult male is considered to be obese if he exceeds a body fat percentage of 24%, while an adult female has to obtain a body fat percentage of 37% to cross the line between…

future justice system costs can be saved. With that in mind, Deanna Davis is on a quest to build 1 million new relationships between youth and the police with her project: bTrue. Deanna created bTRUE as a partnership project between the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston, where she works, and area & Kingston City Police. Deanna, a proud Kingstonian with over 25 years of community involvement experience is working with Constable Josh Conner, the Kingston Police Service’s Youth Programs Officer…

household item. With this came the ability for a new type of advertisement, the ability to show the public what playing with a toy was like. Under Ruth handlers guidance Mattel made a big gamble and became the first year-round sponsor of the Mickey Mouse club resulting n a huge influx of sales from around the country as many children begged their parents for this new toy. This was also one of the first types of marketing that were aimed directly at young children, who are more susceptible to…

shame in themselves or culture due to the fact that they are different from everyone else. For Asian-American kids in populations where there are not many other Asians around them, they can tend to feel misplaced in society. In the novels The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka, the main characters struggle with this feeling of shame directed towards their family, culture, and themselves. Being a part of the Asian-American community, it is easy to face…

much larger than itself, the boys ' football team was top in their conference with six players getting free rides to play college ball. Girls’ and boys’ basketball teams have repeatedly won the crown with the girls on four straight now, and have continued to gain notice from local newspapers. Also, Capital Prep School sports are unique in that they do not have team cuts. If you want to play, then you’re now a part of the team basically. This allows all of the boys and girls to show off their…

addition, few wealthy families were seeking to be a modern. In 1930’s most of the women were forced to get married and samething tan has portrayed in the THE Joy LUCK CLUB. “ I know the tree-trunk lady was the old village matchmaker, and the other was huang taitai, the mother of the boy I would married”(44). At young age a girl lindo was married by forced because of the traditional roles. In 1930’s the traditional roles affect the women to seek and gain the greater equality in china. After…